Do you ever think people who commited suicide regret it half way?

[Sunghoon]

What the title says

 

[Ineedthis18743]

I don't think people regret it. It's what they wanted and needed. I think most people probably gets scared half way through though
When I'm finally successful there will be no doubt in my mind it'd what I wanted but I bet I'm terrified in those final moments

 

[SVEN]

Maybe regret what they are experiencing because of the method, however I doubt many who manage to commit to the act regret what they have decided to do.

 

[F@#$]

I regret not going through with it 25 years ago.

 

[opheliaoveragain]

I don't like to think this, since I just accompanied someone virtually on weds and I do not want to think that in that 25-40 minute window that they were at all filled with regret. They finally got to where they wanted and needed to be and they're free now, from pain, from tears, from everything.

I can't speak for people who are fully impulsive (different than half impulsive, you can have everything planned to a T and a certain situation puts someone over the edge and they start their plan maybe sooner than they thought they would)

 

[Lost Magic]

I guess it depends on each individual and their methods. Survival instinct is another major factor.

 

[apearl]

I do think about it from time to time, thats why I would never do a jumping off a high place method because if I regret it halfway down it would be brutal.

 

[Emeralds]

I think many people do regret it. There are a lot of impulsive suicides. Also many suicides where someone may not want to die, but feel that they are forced into it because of their circumstances. No one will know for certain if they will regret it until they do it.

 

[nir]

Yes, unfortunately with the large quantity of suicides that happen, statistically it is likely that a large number of people die each year by suicide who regret it in their final moments.

There's an interview with someone who jumped off of the Golden Gate Bridge who said he regretted it as soon as his feet left the ground. He managed to survive.

There are, however, plenty of people who have survived suicide attempts on this website who only regret their survival. I think it really depends on person-to-person, and it can be difficult to assess what your own reaction to death will be like.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Yes, I expect so. Just how much of that is SI induced though, I wouldn't like to say. I'm sure that feeling frightened and in pain makes you want to return to a more familiar place of safety. Feeling scared shitless has managed to banish suicidal thoughts for me in the past. I expect death itself is a much more intensified version.